No snow yet. Not open yet for 2026/27. We have not yet found an official opening date. Snow depth and the seven-day outlook appear once snow is on the ground or forecast.
A weather-model figure, worked out the same way for every ski area, and lower than what actually falls. Use it to compare ski areas, not against the resort’s own totals. How we measure →
A run of about four kilometres links the summit to the base, which the operator calls the longest in the Kansai region. The terrain stretches from the steep Hokuheki (North Face) to a beginner area under 10 degrees with its own moving walkway. Cars park either down in the inn village or at the lots beside the slopes. Sources: hachi-hachikita.co.jp (sources read 13 Oct 2026; an AI draft the site operator has not yet checked)
Modelled from weather data the same way at all 3,069 ski areas we cover. These are not the resort’s own published figures.
The tick marks the median across every Japanese ski area we measure. All four bars run the same way — longer is better.
The quality score leaves out how much snow falls (it uses temperature, frequency, rain and wind).
Within 50 km in a straight line. Ski areas in the same weather-model cell (about 30 km across) get the same figure.
| Ski area | Distance | Seasonal snowfall | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sky Valley Ski Area | 4.2 km | 197 cm | 1174 |
| Ojiro Ski Resort | 4.4 km | 235 cmsame grid cell | 823 |
| Hyper Bowl Tohachi | 4.8 km | 200 cm | 1149 |
| Hachikogen Ski Resort | 5.2 km | 237 cm | 810 |
| Hyounosen Kokusai Ski Resort | 7.9 km | 205 cm | 1105 |
Compare side by side with Sky Valley Ski Area and Ojiro Ski Resort →
Counted from the runs and lifts drawn on OpenStreetMap, within the boundary of the ski area. These are not the resort’s own published figures.
99% of the vertical on the runs descends to the north or east. Those slopes get the least sun, so the snow lasts longer.
See past trail maps on Skimap.org ↗
Source: OpenSkiMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0). How finely ski areas are drawn varies by region, so treat the counts as indicative. Vertical is the difference between the highest and lowest points of the mapped runs and lifts.
The most snow falls in January. March brings 35% of January’s snowfall. That is a steeper fall than the median for ski areas in Japan (52%): the snow here is concentrated early in the season. In amount, March brings 28 cm, less than the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 235 cm, and 4 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 51 cm; the biggest was 2024/25 with 351 cm (6.9 times as much).
Snowfall each winter (December–March total). The dashed line is the average; the numbers mark the leanest and the biggest winter.
This ski area does not put a camera on its own slopes. The nearest live view is the road below.
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Hyonosen and Hachikita webcams & snow report — all 9 ski areas →
Total snowfall from December to March recorded at the 兎和野高原 weather station — 2.7 km from this ski area, 260 m below its mid-slope.
| Three-season average | 528 cm |
| 2023/24 | 303 cm |
| 2024/25 | 699 cm |
| 2025/26 | 582 cm |
The figure calculated on this page is 308 cm.
A weather station is not a ski slope. We picked one at a similar elevation, but it stands in a valley or a village. More snow falls on the mountain above it. We have not tried to guess how much more.
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency historical records
4 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 29.5 °C).
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH | Type | Analysed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 小代温泉1号 | 2.8 km | 26℃ lukewarm | — | — | 1961 |
| 小代温泉2号 | 2.9 km | 29.5℃ lukewarm | — | — | — |
| a spring in 香美町(大笹) | 3.1 km | 27.3℃ lukewarm | — | — | 1973 |
| ハチ北温泉 | 3.1 km | 26.9℃ lukewarm | 8.98 alkaline | radioactive (radon) | 2002 |
These are analyses of hot spring sources, not a list of baths you can visit. They date from 1910 to 2005, many from decades ago, so today’s temperature and chemistry may differ. Names are as recorded in Japanese. Temperature and pH bands follow Japan’s standard for analysing hot springs.
Source: processed from the hot spring analysis data in the Geothermal Information Database (GRES-DB), Geological Survey of Japan, AIST
Within 20 km in a straight line, nearest first. Some lie over a pass that is closed in winter.
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tajima Plateau Botanical Gardens但馬高原植物園 | Museum | 2.1 km |
| Ojiro小代区 | Old streets | 3 km |
| 長楽寺 (兵庫県香美町) | Temple | 7.9 km |
| Mount Myōken妙見山 (養父市・香美町) | Nature | 8.6 km |
| Mount Hyōno氷ノ山 | Mountain | 9.4 km |
| Yumura Onsen湯村温泉 (兵庫県) | Hot spring town | 14.3 km |
Chosen from the places most read about on Wikipedia, favouring those with an English article. Based on the Japanese Wikipedia lists of sights in each prefecture, as compiled in travel-log-data (CC BY-SA 4.0). English names from Wikidata (CC0). The content of this section is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
The weather map, and where it sits among nearby ski areas.
Checked on the official site (13 Oct 2026) · Source. “Not checked” means we have not looked yet. Compare with other ski areas →
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10 properties on Rakuten Travel lie within about 3 km of this ski area. The table shows the nearest 10 with a listed price.
| Property (links to Rakuten Travel) | Lowest listed (per person, tax incl.) | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ハチ北高原 プチホテル Aoitori | ¥7,000 | 3.67／5 14 reviews | 2.5 km | 八鹿駅からバスで30分 |
| 宙の森ホテル 花郷里 | ¥3,850 | 4.43／5 38 reviews | 2.8 km | 八鹿駅より全但バス「秋岡」行に乗車(約1時間)、「小代大谷」バス停下車、徒歩で約10分 |
| 中佐屋旅館 | ¥4,730 | 3.67／5 32 reviews | 2.8 km | 山陰本線 八鹿駅からバスで1時間10分/和田山IC→R90→R482経由で60分 |
| 料理旅館 大平山荘 | ¥12,630 | 4.50／5 18 reviews | 3.2 km | 八鹿駅からバス約70分で小代地域局(バス停)・小代地域局から徒歩約20分、車で約4分/ 八鹿氷ノ山ICから車で約50分 |
| MATSUDAYA 松田屋 | ¥9,800 | 4.46／5 90 reviews | 3.4 km | JR山陰線 八鹿駅から路線バスで50分/バス停より徒歩5分 日高神鍋高原ICより車で30分 |
Prices are the lowest Rakuten Travel lists; a property name, or “Pick dates and guests” above, shows prices and rooms for your dates.
Contains advertising. Property names and Rakuten Travel’s booking pages are in Japanese. · Property data by Rakuten Travel (Supported by Rakuten Developers)
2 places within 12 km of the slopes, as mapped on OpenStreetMap, many of them small inns and pensions. Many are not on booking sites — open the name for the website or the map.
Nearest: 1.7 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
Other booking sites: Booking.com ↗ · Agoda ↗ · Rakuten Travelad ↗
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